The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-26
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| Mn. GORMAN offered a. pfcainoie anu feso-
luton in the Senate tho 18th inst, whose
terms are similar TO those Of the bill offered
| In the House By Mr. Belmont IL authorizes
| the President 10 prohibit the transit through
| the United States or the territorial waters Of
| any engines, cars vessels, or goods proceeding
| from Canada. bill was reported from the
| FINANCE Coinfnittee OF the Scnate 10 reimburse
| the depostors OF the Freedmcns Bureau The
| President sent the following nominations
| for Postmastors: At Lagrange, Texas Arthur
| Meerscheidt; Fostoria, Ohio, Lear wooster;
| Eureka, New, Mason Is. bartlett; Nacavile.
| Cal james NJ. Miller; Lamoure, d. L., Foster
| M Kinter; Park River ID. T., Oscar A. Tro-
| vatten; Provo City, Utah, James o. henney.
The House OF Representatives passed Dill to
| declare forfeited the land grant OF the New
| Orleans Baton Rouge and Nicksburg Road,
and Joint resolution for an investigation Of the
| accounts of the Pacific roads. The committee on
| invalid pensions reported bill increasing from
| ST. to 500 the allowance OF soldiers or sailors
who have lost both arms. motion To lay ON
| the table resolution setting aside January ~
| for the consideration OF the Blair educational
bill was defeated by vote OF 40 yeas TO l6o nays.
| MR. EDMUNDs, from the Committee on For
eign Relations, reported bill to the Senate.
jan 10, TO authorize the President of the United
| States 10 protect and defend the rights OF Amer
| lean vessels The bill provides that when the
| president shall be satisfied that any American
| fishing vessels denied any OF the rights
| secured to them by treaty or law, or are sub
| iected 70 unreasonable restrictions in respect
| TO such rights while visiting the waters or
ports OF British America, It shall be the duty
| OF the President by proclamation 10
DENY vessels, their masters ana crews,
OF the British dominions OF North Amer
| lea any entrance into waters of the United
| States whether they come directly from the
| Dominion not He may also, in his discretion,
| deny entry into the United States OF iresh or
| salt fish or any other product or goods OF the
| Dominion The report OF the committee accom-
| panving the bill denies the pretension of Great
Britain that American hshing Vessels OF others
| at the pleasure Of the British Government.
The Senate passed n bill appropriating S3OOOOO
.I.Ns. % fna la ton
| ietties Senator Hampton introduced n bill to
| promote the efficiency Of the civil service by
establishing retired nst. me iresia it,n,
+. Fleming Huntingdon, Pa William II.
Black, Rochester. Pa. Robert L. Foard,
| Columbus, Texas John w Lingo, Lebanon.
Ohio; p s Latsch. Appleton City, Mo.
| An effort TO fix day for the consideration or
| the Blair educational bill was defeated IN the
| House Both the Senate and House passed bills
| authorizing the construction OF bridge over
the Mississippi River at St Louis. The bill
! passed by the Senate was SO amended as to
| prohibit the location Of the new bridge within
| two miles of the present STRUCTURE.
The President sent to the Senate, on the Goth,
a message vetoing a bill granting pension to
William Dickens. The ground of the veto is
that pension had been already, in December.
| 1885, given to the beneficiary through the PEN
sion office. Mr. Jones Ark. from the Com
| mitteo on Indian Affairs, reported two Senate
bills granting right Of way TO the Spokane
and Pelouse and the Washington and
| Idaho Railroad Companies through the
CGur dAlene Indian reservation In
| the House Mr. Outhwaite from the Commit
tee on Pacific Railroads. reported back the fol-
| lowing resolution, which was adopted: Re-
| soired, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
| and is hereby requested 70 inform the House Of
| Representatives as soon AS practicable the sums
| OF money which owing 10 the United States
on the lst day Of January, 1887, from the Pacific
| Railroads which have received aid from the Gov
| eminent in bonds, giving the sums which nre
due, principal and interest, under existing law,
| severally and collectively from said COM
| VIII w he 10
treasury and effect upon these debts il the.
House bill 1918 should become a law and its
| provisions be complied with. The object Of
the committee in reporting the resolu-
ton is to get the opinion of the
Treasury Department as to the effect of
the passage OF tho House funding bill.
Tho following committee reports were SUBJ
United and referred: BY Mr.. Hill Ohio, the
| Senate bill for the admission of the State Of
Washington; by Mr. Cox IN. c., for the sup
| preston of the opium traffic; by Mr.. ONeil
Pa, for the completion of the monument to
Mary, the mother of Washington, at Fredericks-
| burg; by Mr.. Winans Mich, authorizing the
Commissioner of Agriculture to make n special
distribution OF seed in the drought-stricken
sections of Texas.
SENATOR BROWN offered resolution in the
Senate calling on the President for the CORES
! pondence with Mexico in regard TO the seizure
and sale of the American schooner Rebecca in
the port OF Tampico and also that relating to
| Minister Jackson's resignation. Senator Sher-
| man offered am endment to the sundry civil
| appropriation bill, appropriating $1,000 u put
new fences around the cemeteries in which
! Confederate dead are buried near Columbus,
Ohio, and on Johnsons Island. Mr. Colqutt
| presented a petition from the Womans
| Christian Temperance Union OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. charging the Commits
sioners with protecting saloons, gam
bling houses and brothels. President Cleve-
| land transmitted Il letter Offering to the nation
the sword of Captain Reed, the commander OF
the privatecr General Armstrong at the battle
| OF Fdyal. debate of three hours dura-
ton took place On the British extraditon t;eaty,
which camo over from last session, but no
ton was taken. The interstate commerce bill
was passed 10y the House OF Representatives.
| The vote-2l9 to 4l-surprised the friends Of
the measure, who had estimated the strength
| of the opposition at about sixty But when
members found there was no middle ground,
and that they must vote either for or against
the whole conference report some Of those who
had been declHiming against the pill wavered
they did not want To go on record as against
| Interstate railroad legislation. After the
Speaker had ruled out all attempts 70 get vote
ON different sections of the bill on recommit-
tai, il did not take long for the roll 20 be called.
| When the result made known there
some applause, and members who have been
for ten years urging national regulation OF rail-
roads were congratulated on the success that
had ut last crowned their efforts. The forty
one votes against the measure were cast by the
| following members: Allen Mass, Anderson
ohio, Bliss, Boutelle. Boyle, Bragg, Brumm
Campbell Ohio, Caswell, Dibble. Ely, Evans,
| FELTON,, Fin LAY, Frederick, Gay, Gilhlan Gros-
venor Hayden, Ill., johnson IN. ". Kelly,
Ketchain. Idbbey, Long, Markham, Martin Nc
Kennl, Miller. Morrow Oases, ONeill Pa,
/ One IL Mo-, Ranuev, Reed, Rice. Seymour
| Wadsworth, Wait, Weaver, and White Pal
| largo number Of pairs announced, but
| only in the following was il stated how
the members in the pairs would have voted:
| Messrs. Merriman, Glass, Snyder, Clardy,
Wise, and Stone, OF Massachusets who
would have voted in the Affirmative were
paired with Mcssrs. Bacon, O'Hara, Han
back Bingham, Negley and Davis, who
would have voted in the negative. The
bill provides against discrimination or favor
itism in the transportation Of passengers or
freight; forbids n charge for n short haul in OK
| Of
route makes unlawful the pooling OF freight or
| division OF earnings prescrbes the publication
OF rates, and imposes maxim am fine Of 5000
| for the violation Of any OF these provisions
| There are to DO five conlmss oners, appointed
| by the President. ut salaries oil 81. 800 each.
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curious instances of exhausted muscu-